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Creative Pathways to Homeownership: The Essentials

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This product includes:

LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 3 YEARS (2 LEGAL HRS. PER YEAR, 1 FAIR HOUSING HR. PER YEAR) Elective Hours: 3 Mandatory: 0 Total Hours: 3

Description

State Requirements

Today’s buyers and sellers are working in a market that doesn’t look like it did a few years ago. Prices are up, inventory is tight, and the “usual” path to homeownership doesn’t work for everyone anymore. That’s why options like shared equity programs, down payment assistance, co-buying, owner financing, and alternative loan programs are popping up in real transactions—and the agents who understand them are the ones keeping deals alive.

In this three-hour elective course, you’ll get a clear, practical breakdown of what these pathways are, when they tend to show up, and how to talk about them in a way that helps clients without putting you in the role of a lender or attorney. You’ll also learn smart habits for working with the right pros and guiding creative transactions with confidence.

Course highlights include:

Strategies for overcoming affordability and limited inventory challenges
Creative financing options, including shared equity and co-buying models
Guidance for working with multi-generational and non-traditional buyers
Step-by-step overview of down payment assistance programs and grants
Practical application of forgivable loans and alternative funding sources
Clear boundaries for agent responsibilities and referral best practices
Tools for structuring and explaining co-ownership agreements
Communication approaches for aligning multiple buyers in one transaction
Real-world scenarios illustrating creative deal structuring
Building and using a trusted network of lenders, attorneys, and housing resources

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State Requirements For Michigan

Michigan State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Every three years from date of issuance

Hours Required: 18 hours

6 hours – Legal Update
3 hours – Fair Housing
9 hours – Elective

Note: 2 hours of legal education courses involving statutes, rules, and court cases are required in each year of a license cycle.

*Effective 2/13/2024 all real estate professionals must complete one hour of Fair Housing in each year of the license cycle.

For those renewing within the first year of the effective date of the law, if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will take into consideration the shortened window for you to comply with the new law. For those renewing more than 1 year after the effective date of the law (after February 13, 2025), if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will use its discretion but would expect that at least one hour of this new training is completed for each license cycle year since the law went into effect.

The CE Shop’s Offering: 18 hours

6 hours – Legal Update
3 hours – Fair Housing
9 hours – Elective

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Michigan.

Provider Approval Number: M289

Reporting: The CE Shop reports CE hours to CE Marketplace. You can access your course records with CE Marketplace here.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Final Exam: Final exams must be passed with at least a 75% and may be taken as many times as necessary in order to pass.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew.

Seat Time: It is required that all students spend a minimum amount of seat time engaged in the course content. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.

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